Lakin/Thompson Recipes

Cake Ingredients

1. 1 ½ cups butter room temperature
2. 2 ¾ cups granulated sugar
3. 5 large eggs room temperature
4. 2 tablespoons lemon juice
5. 1 teaspoon vanilla
6. 3 cups flour
7. ¾ cup 7 Up soda room temperature

Icing Ingredients

1. 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
2. 1 tablespoon lemon juice
3. 1-2 tablespoons 7 Up soda

Cake Preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Liberally grease a 12 cup bundt pan (see note below).
2. Beat the butter and sugar together with an electric mixer until light and creamy.
3. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until fully incorporated. Beat in the lemon juice and vanilla.
4. Add flour alternately with the 7 Up, beating well after each addition.
5. Pour the batter into the prepared bundt pan and bake for 65 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.
6. Cool in the pan for 20 minutes before flipping onto a serving dish to cool completely.

Icing Preparation

1. Once cool, whisk together the ingredients for the glaze. Add more or less 7 Up to reach the consistency you desire.
2. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cake.

-------Grease the pan--------

Bundt pans can be tricky. use a pan that is in good shape and has non-stick coating. Grease the pan liberally. Great way to make sure your cake releases is to combine equal parts flour, oil, and shortening to form a paste. Brush this on every surface of the pan using a pastry brush. "